Felix, a Jewish boy in Poland in 1942, thinks he's in a Catholic orphanage while his parents are traveling. However, when he finds out about the war, and that his parents may be in danger, Felix sets off to warn them--straight into the heart of Nazi-occupied Poland.
| ISBN |
9780805090260 |
| Released NZ |
30 Mar 2010 |
| Publisher |
Henry Holt & Company |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Alternate Format(s) |
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| Series |
Once (part: 1) |
| Availability |
Out of print
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
13+ years |
| Reading Age |
13+ years |
| Library of Congress |
Orphans, Survival, Poland - History - Occupation, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 - Poland, Separation (Psychology) |
| NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
<p>“Like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (rev. 9/06), this Holocaust parable plays its main character’s naiveté against readers’ likely knowledge of the historical realities, but here the juxtaposition is believable and not at all precious; like The Book Thief (rev. 3/06), the novel extols the power of storytelling in the face of tragedy, but Once pits Felix’s stories against even deeper ugliness. ... Gleitzman manages to find a grain of hope in the unresolved (and likely dire) conclusion, but this is the rare Holocaust book for young readers that doesn’t alleviate its dark themes with a comforting ending.”— The Horn Book, Starred Review<p>“This gripping novel will make readers want to find out more”— Booklist |
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Author's Bio
Morris Gleitzman has been a fashion-industry trainee, frozen-chicken defroster, department-store Santa, sugar-mill employee, and screenwriter, among other things. Now he's one of Australia's best-loved children's book authors. His books have been published all over the world.
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